Obituaries

Local obituaries for Abingdon, Bel Air, Jarrettsville, MD, and surrounding areas.

Ella Mae Cushman

Ella Mae Cushman

Feb 9, 2004

ELLA MAE “RUSTY”CUSHMAN, age 76, of Abingdon, died at her home on February 9, 2004. Born in Perry Hall, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Bertha Winkler Cushman. She worked at Edgewood Arsenal as a secretary. A resident of Harford County for 20 years, she was formerly from Perry Hall. She enjoyed sewing, artwork, and collecting antiques....

Elizabeth Wilcox

Elizabeth Wilcox

Feb 9, 2004

ELIZABETH WILCOX, age 63, of Belcamp, Maryland, formerly of Enfield, Connecticut and Baltimore, Maryland, died in Stella Maris Hospice, Timonium, Maryland on February 9, 2004. Born in Enfield, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Mary Klezos Urbanowski. She enjoyed gardening, cooking, caring for others and spending time with her grandchildren.Mrs. Wilcox is survived by her husband of...

Hursel H. White

Hursel H. White

Feb 9, 2004

HURSEL H. WHITE, 82, of Abingdon, died at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center on February 9, 2004. Born in Mill Creek, West Virginia, he was the son of the late Holt and Fannie May Shreaves White. He was owner and operator of C & S Ornamental Iron Co., Inc. and was an avid skier.Mr. White is survived by his wife of...

Margaret (Marge) Higgins

Margaret (Marge) Higgins

Feb 8, 2004

MARGARET (MARGE) HIGGINS, age 93, of Elkton, died at the Laurelwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Elkton on February 8, 2004. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Barbara Schubert Nesval and the wife of the late Bill Higgins. Mrs. Higgins was a telephone operator in Cleveland, Ohio and worked at Bata Shoe Co....

C. Austin Standiford, Sr.

C. Austin Standiford, Sr.

Feb 7, 2004

C. AUSTIN STANDIFORD, SR., age 85, of Havre de Grace, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on February 7, 2004. Born March 13, 1918 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Norman E. and Myrtle Wilgis Standiford. He is predeceased by two sisters, Alverta Malcom and Ellen Wize. Austin retired from the Baltimore Sun and the News...

Margaret E. Stephon

Margaret E. Stephon

Feb 6, 2004

MARGARET ELIZABETH STEPHON, age 69, of New Castle, Delaware died in Christiana Hospital in Newark, Delaware on February 6, 2004. Born in Churchville, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William Wagg and Mally Kinder Blevins. A 1950 graduate of Bel Air High School, she had worked as a secretary for the Delaware Social Services. Prior to her job...

Zella L. Richardson

Zella L. Richardson

Feb 5, 2004

ZELLA LOU MAINES RICHARDS, of Bel Air, MD died February 5, 2004 at Upper Chesapeake Medical Center after an extended illness. She celebrated her 98th birthday on December 23, 2003. Born in West Jefferson, North Carolina, she was the daughter of the late Hyram and Sarah Maines and one of 10 children. She served as a school teacher in the...

Joseph George Degele

Joseph George Degele

Feb 4, 2004

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Alpha Mae Ingram Spriggs

Alpha Mae Ingram Spriggs

Feb 4, 2004

ALPHA MAE INGRAM SPRIGGS, age 78, of Joppa, went to be with our Lord Jesus Christ on February 4, 2004. Born in Oakvale, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Henry Dewey and Lilly Mae Melvin Ingram. A homemaker, she was a member of the Edgewood Alliance Church in Edgewood. She had worked for Celeanse Manufacturing who made...

Susan V. Blocher

Susan V. Blocher

Feb 2, 2004

SUSAN V. BLOCHER, Born June 17, 1919, of Bel Air, MD, parted from this life on February 2, 2004. She has added her song to God’s Heavenly Chorus.Born to Edith Hardesty and Mark Hester she resided in Baltimore. She graduated from Forest Park High School in 1937. In 1941 she married Richard Owen Blocher who graduated from Poly in 1936....

Bessie Marie Waybright

Bessie Marie Waybright

Feb 2, 2004

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to:Harford Hospice8003 Corporate DriveSuite GBaltimore, Maryland 21236orSalem Lutheran Church3825 Norrisville RoadJarrettsville, Maryland 21087

Linda L. Barrow

Linda L. Barrow

Feb 1, 2004

LINDA L. BARROW, age 55, of North East, formerly of Edgewood, died in Harford Memorial Hospital on February 1, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Vernon Charles and Ruby Lillian Leonard Spicer. She had worked for 10 years as a cab driver for Montville Taxi of Havre de Grace. She loved to fish and shoot...

Sedwin Osborne Brauer

Sedwin Osborne Brauer

Jan 30, 2004

SEDWIN OSBORNE BRAUER, age 73, of Parkville, died in Oak Crest Village, Parkville on January 30, 2004. Born in West Virginia, she was the wife of the late John R. Brauer. She had retired from her job as a shipping agent. She was a lifetime member of the Charles Evering VFW Post # 6506 Women’s Auxiliary Group of Rossville, Maryland.Mrs....

Doris Ruth Seidel Macpherson

Doris Ruth Seidel Macpherson

Jan 30, 2004

DORIS RUTH SEIDEL MacPHERSON, age 85, of Bel Air, died in Gilchrist Center at Greater Baltimore Medical Center on January 30, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late John Koy McIver and Martie W. Seidel, and the wife for over 61 years of the late Walter Francis MacPherson. She belonged to the choir at St. Francis...

Jack Marvin Wilson

Jack Marvin Wilson

Jan 27, 2004

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Doris Ellen Hannahs

Doris Ellen Hannahs

Jan 27, 2004

DORIS ELLEN HANNAHS, age 68, of Bel Air died at Sinai Hospital on January 27, 2004. Born in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Louis Herman and Emma Agnes DeShields Peetz. A resident of Harford County for 4.5 years, she worked for 5 years at the News Center in West Ocean City. She was a sales associate for...

John D. Puskarich

John D. Puskarich

Jan 27, 2004

JOHN D. PUSKARICH, age 50, of Aberdeen died in Harford Memorial Hospital in Havre de Grace on January 27, 2004. Born in Italy, he was the son of Joseph Marion Puskarich, Sr. of Aberdeen and the late Asta Ritson Puskarich. He had retired from the U.S. Air Force after 24 years of service. He worked at A.P.G. as a postal...

James S. Brush

James S. Brush

Jan 26, 2004

JAMES S. BRUSH, age 85, of Street, died at his home on January 26, 2004. Born in Bradshaw, Maryland, he was the son of the late James and Stella Zielinska Brus. He had retired after 40 years of service with Bethlehem Steel as a machinist. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force during WW II and was in...

Marie Moxley Cox

Marie Moxley Cox

Jan 26, 2004

MARIE MOXLEY COX, age 83, of Jarrettsville, went to be with the Lord on January 26, 2004. She died at her home. Born in Harford County, she was the daughter of the late Octavia Cooper and Mack Coy Moxley, Sr. She was the wife of Herbert B. Cox for 62 years.Mrs. Cox was employed by the Harford County Board of...

Norman E. White

Norman E. White

Jan 25, 2004

NORMAN E. WHITE, age 56, of Street, died at his home on January 25, 2004 after a brief illness. Born in Chase, Maryland, he was the son of the late James S. White and Ruth V. Thompson White.Mr. White was an avid NASCAR fan and raced dirt track stock cars in the early 80’s. A Street resident all his life,...

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